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The Durst Organization Opens New Public Plaza at 825 Third Avenue, Completes Tower's Renovation

The newly landscaped plaza is the final piece of Durst's $150 million renovation of 825 Third Avenue into one of the most desirable office buildings in Midtown.

Date 2024-10-28
Author The Durst Organization

How a century-old firm in Minnesota helps recycle NYC skyscrapers

Sydney Mainster had a recycling problem. As VP of sustainability and design management at a massive NYC real estate group, she was looking at the firm’s planned move across Manhattan and trying to be as sustainable as possible.

Publication Fast Company
Date 2024-10-18
Author Patrick Sisson

The Plan: Durst Brings Waterfront Park to Astoria With Latest Hallets Point Towers

Come spring of 2025, anyone in Astoria, Queens, can mosey along the esplanade at Halletts Point, pausing for a picnic or maybe a playdate at the park’s playground.

Publication Commercial Observer
Date 2024-10-17
Author Anna Staropoli

Developers, Architects Stepping Up Their Biophilic Aims

Designed by landscape architects Starr Whitehouse, the 22,000-square-foot private garden oasis at The Durst Organization’s VIA 57 West beckons residents and their guests down a meandering pathway amid luxuriant foliage.

Publication Forbes
Date 2024-10-10
Author Jeffrey Steele

Renderings unveiled for new housing developments in Astoria with 647 units at Halletts Point

New renderings of the next major phase of the Halletts Point development, at 20 and 30 Halletts Point in Astoria, have been unveiled by the Durst Organization.

Publication Queens Post
Date 2024-09-20
Author Ethan Marshall
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